A variable that is presumed to cause a change in another variable is called a(n):

A condition or characteristic that can take on different values or categories is called:

Which of the following best describes quantitative research?

Which research paradigm is least concerned about generalizing its findings?

Which research paradigm is based on the pragmatic view of reality?

Which scientific method often focuses on generating new hypotheses and theories?

Which scientific method focuses on testing hypotheses developed from theories?

Which scientific method is bottom-up or generative?

Which scientific method is top-down or confirmatory?

René Descartes is associated with which approach to knowledge?

Which scientific method follows: observation → patterns → theory?

What type of research collects information to advance an ideological or political position?

The idea that knowledge comes from experience is called:

Research done to examine findings of someone else using the same variables but different people is called:

Which form of reasoning is the process of drawing a specific conclusion from a set of premises?

The development of a solid foundation of reliable knowledge typically is built from which type of research?

Intellectual aim emphasized in education was of:

Following attributes correctly define learning:

In today’s society school should give: Options:

How do we get knowledge and how can we be sure it is true? This area of philosophy is called:

The opinion “our aim should be to produce men who possess both culture and expert knowledge” was given by:

Some social scientists felt schools should be abolished as they spread inequality through hidden curriculum. Who is this?

Who argues that education teaches the individual specific skills necessary for his future occupation?

Girls opt maximum for the: Options:

Which among the following is/are medium of education?

Which among the following school represents same as private public schools?

Ability grouping beneficial to high-ability but harmful to low-ability students is called:

Testing that follows instruction and assesses achievement is called:

A systematic collection of student work is called a(n):

Individual IQ tests are best predictors of:

If objectives require applying skills as in real life, best assessment is:

Which of the following complies with Person-First Language?

What kind of standardized tests must teachers take in many states in order to be licensed as a teacher?

When would you want to use an essay test?

The part of the multiple-choice item that asks the question or poses the problem is called the:

A type of formative assessment used to determine students’ knowledge, readiness, and abilities is called a(n):

Teachers who have students create responses such as essays, graphs and diagrams on tests are using:

Teachers who utilize systematic observations or tests of methods to improve teaching and learning for their students are using:

The three types of standardized tests are achievement, aptitude and:

When teachers make sure that their exams reflect the material covered during their lessons, they are concerned about:

Studies that involve a detailed observation and analysis of changes in cognitive processes as the process unfolds over a several day or week period of time are called:

When an exam unfairly penalizes a group based on gender, SES, race, or ethnicity, it produces: Options:

The hypothetical estimate of variation in scores if testing were repeated is called:

The kind of reliability evidence obtained by having individuals take two different test forms that assess the same content is called:

Tests meant to predict future achievement are called:

The degree to which a test measures what it is intended to measure and nothing else and is supported by evidence is called:

One can be a good teacher, if he

Teaching will be effective if the teacher

Which of the following will make communication more effective?

Communication in the classroom often fails because